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The yields of each crop at the other experimental farms are tabulated. The 

 varieties giving the largest yields at the different stations were as follows: 



0«/,s. — Holstein Prolific, Black Beauty, Early Blossom, Golden Giant, Cromwell, 

 Buckbee Illinois, Oderbruch, California Prolific, Hazlett Seizure, Thousand Dollar, 

 Joanette, and Bavarian. Average yield per acre, 69 bu. 29 lbs. Two-rowed barley. — 

 Beaver, Danish Chevalier, Canadian Thorpe, French Chevalier, Bolton, andJSepean. 

 Average yield per acre, 48 bu. 2 lbs. Six-rowed barley. — Manshury, Common, Royal, 

 Odessa, Albert, and Petschora. Average yield per acre, 50 bu. 15 lbs. Spring 

 wheat. — Huron, White Russian, Preston, Laurel, Countess, Red Fife, Red Fern, 

 White Connell, Monarch, Pringle Champlain, Wellman Fife, and Colorado. Average 

 yield per acre, 32 bu. 44 lbs. Peas.— White Wonder, Duke, Prince, Archer, Crown, 

 Chancellor, Carleton, Harrison Glory, Daniel O'Rourke, German White, Agnes, 

 and Early Britain. Average yield per acre, 27 bu. 57 lbs. Indian, corn. — Thorough- 

 bred White Flint, Early Mastodon, Superior Fodder, Champion White Pearl, Mam- 

 moth Cuban, and Cloud Early Yellow. Average yield i)er acre, 21 tons, 1,341 lbs. 

 Turnips. — Carter Elephant, Perfection Swede, Champion Purple Top, Drummond 

 Purple Top, Skirvings, and Hartley Bronze. Average yield per acre, 25 tons, 1,339 

 lbs. Mangels. — Giant Yellow Intermediate, Giant Yellow Half Long, Sutton Yellow 

 Globe, Canadian Giant, Champion Yellow Globe, and Mammoth Yellow Inter- 

 mediate. Average yield per acre, 29 tons 480 lbs. Carrots. — Giant White Vosges, 

 Half Long White, Improved Short White, New AVhite Intermediate, Green Top 

 AVhite Orthe, and Ontario Champion. Average yield per acre, 30 tons, 1,053 lbs. 

 Sugar beets. — Improved Imperial, Red Top Sugar, Wanzleben, and Danish Red Top. 

 Average yield per acre, 23 tons, 132 lbs. Potatoes. — Seattle, American Wonder, 

 Northern Spy, Irish Daisy, Irish Cobbler, Vanier, Uncle Sam, Rural Blush, Rose 

 No. 9, Carmen No. 1, Seedling No. 230, and Holborn Abundance. Average yield 

 per acre, 398 bu. 13 lbs. 



The average results obtained for the different crops for 5 and 6 years ai-e also 

 given. The varieties which have given the highest averages during this period are 

 as follows: 



Oats. — Banner, American Beauty, Bavarian, Golden Giant, Holstein Prolific, 

 Buckbee Illinois, Columbus, Golden Beauty, Early Golden Prolific, White Schonen, 

 Oderbruch, and Wallis. Average yield per acre, 70 bu. 31 lbs. Too-rowed barley. — 

 French Chevalier, Danish Chevalier, Beaver, Canadian Thorpe, Newton, and 

 Sidney. Average yield per acre, 43 bu. 30 lbs. Siv-rowed barley. — Manshury, 

 Trooper, Odessa, Common, Royal, and Oderbruch. Average yield per acre, 47 bu. 

 39 lbs. Spring wheat. — Preston, Monarch, Wellman Fife, White Fife, Goose, Red 

 Fife, White Connell, Huron, White Russian, Rio Grande, Hungarian, and Pringle 

 Champlain. Average yield per acre, 31 bu. 47 lbs. Peas. — Crown, Carleton, Pride, 

 New Potter, Early Britain, Duke, Mummy, Centennial, Trilby, Archer, King, and 

 Paragon. Average yield per acre, 32 bu. 52 lbs. Indian corn. — Red Cob Ensilage, 

 Thoroughbred White Flint, Selected Learning, Giant Prolific Ensilage, Angel of 

 Midnight, and Champion White Pearl. Average yield per acre, 21 tons, 1,604 lbs. 

 Turnips. — Selected Purple Top, Perfection Swede, Bangholm Selected, East Lothian, 

 Hartley Bronze, and Skirvings. Average yield per acre, 29 tons, 585 lbs. Mangels. — 

 Yellow Intermediate, Yellow Giant Intermediate, Gate Post, Selected Mammoth 

 Long Red. Giant Yellow Half Long, and Giant Yellow Globe. Average yield per 

 acre, 31 tons, 21 lbs. Carrots. — Half Long White, Giant White Vosges, Im])roved 

 Short White, Mammoth White Intermediate, Iverson Champion, and Green Top 

 White Orthe. Average yield per acre, 20 tons, 335 lbs. Sugar beets. — Danish Red 

 Top, Danish Improved, Red Top Sugar, and Wanzleben. Average yield per acre, 

 23 tons, 14 lbs. Potatoes. — Seedling No. 230, Irish Daisy, American Giant, American 

 W^onder, Empire State, Carmen No. 1, Late Puritan, State of Maine, New Variety 

 No. 1, Seattle, Vanier, and General Gordon. Average yield per acre, 352 bu. 



